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We and our two 30-ish pound pups enjoy this seat extender (with the topper pad) in our 4 door. Our pups love looking out the window and after 9k miles of road trips with them in back seat, no door scratches so far...

So... first off, one shock failed yes, but there was no way to source a replacement in Baja California Sur. The only 'nearby' Ford dealership was a 6+ hour drive to La Paz. We communicated with that dealership for the better part of a day (without any Ford support) and the part numbers they...

I had no space to haul back shocks on my return cross country trip. I left the shocks with my mechanic in Baja in the event that someone else has an issue and they could be used.

Blend date according to my window sticker was October 2025 - only recall notice for this vehicle was the entertainment screen which was recently cleared via OTA update. I've seen countless posts re: issues with '21-'24 and early '25. That actually pushed me to buy a 2025 instead of remaining...

No extenuating circumstances, no impacts, pretty mild driving on pretty mild dirt roads. Repair had to be done in Baja, out of pocket, with no assistance from Ford (we tried every avenue available within our time and geographic location constraints). I'm pretty disappointed in the lack of...

Greetings fellow Badlands owners. Just a quick note to share with you that we had a reservoir fall off a rear Bilstein shock on our 2025 Badlands. No wild driving or impacts - just taking a drive down a a simple dirt road in Baja a few weeks ago to have dinner with friends. Vehicle was...

We've been visiting Baja Sur for a number of years and staying in a house at the beach, so we have a pretty good idea what expect. We really don't know much about Baja North except what we experienced driving down Mex 5 from the San Luis Colorado border crossing (easy - just long as most are if...

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I'm familiar with EXO - looks like a good time. Thanks for sharing the pics and trip.

Safe travels and have fun! Definitely think Baja in the future - it's an amazing place.

morning coffee snort through nose accomplished! :}

It's just been pure fun (aside from the aggravation of the shocks. The space afforded by the four door has been perfect for our use case, and the vehicle has been surprisingly comfortable for long drives day after day. Tires have been rotated. Oil change, air filters and fluid checks are on...

WE decided to leave the three good shocks with our mechanic in the event someone else might need one in the future here. Trying to find replacements took so much time. We'll definitely bring it up with our dealer, but our expectations are pretty low. Just happy we have good shocks now and...

Thank you!